27 May 2015



Today’s Issue Cluster: Oil

US – Q1 Growth May Look Better After Upcoming Statistical Tweaks
Air – China: Lines look inland for outbound opportunities
Tech – Electronic Medical Record Sharing Is Hurt by Business Rivalries


MAJOR DATA POINTS

Germany – Jun: GfK consumers remain optimistic; 10.2 from 10.1 / AP


MARKETS

Currencies – Dollar’s Strength Fuels Buyouts Abroad WSJ *

Currencies – Rebounding US dollar crucial for central banks FT *

Currencies – Yuan ‘no longer undervalued’, says IMF FT / WSJ *

Currencies – ECB battles to keep euro under control FT * *


ECONOMICS

US – Q1 Growth May Look Better After Upcoming Statistical Tweaks wsj *

US – Economic recovery masks tale of many cities FT *


POLITICS & FISCAL POLICY



MONETARY POLICY



FINANCE

US – Bank Shares Regain Popularity WSJ *

US – Dodd-Frank Senate reform fight ends in stalemate FT

US – Shadow banks push for easing of loan caps FT * *


REAL ESTATE

US – The Low Spark of High-Priced Homes WSJ *

US – New Luxury Rental Projects Add to Rent Squeeze WSJ *

US – An About-Face for McMansions wsj *

US – Lumber Set to Build on Its Rally WSJ *

US – Architecture Billings Index declined in April / cr *


LABOR & EDUCATION



SERVICES



MANUFACTURING



TECH

Telecoms – TWC Deal Stirs Debt Concerns WSJ *

Telecoms – Charter to DC: We’re No Comcast WSJ / NYT *


TRADE & TRANSPORTATION

Air – Australia: Local Lines Under Threat WSJ

Air – China: Lines look inland for outbound opportunities R *

Air – Gulf: Flying in the face of convention E / e *


COMMODITIES

Crops – EU to Revisit Insecticides’ Responsibility for Bee Die-Offs WSJ *

Crops – Ghana delays spark fears over country’s cocoa reliability FT *


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Oil – Market buoyed by product demand FT *

Oil – Price slide puts producers under pressure FT * *

Oil – Iraq About to Flood Market in New Front of OPEC Price War B * *

Oil – Shell’s Arctic extraction to take more than a decade FT / FT * *

Oil – Capex cuts at major companies / r *

Oil – Saudis’ Drive To Kill US Shale Has Backfired IBD *

Oil – ‘Cheap crude can hurt economy’ AP

Oil – Cheap prices fail to spark consumer spending boom FT * *


HEALTH

Tech – Electronic Medical Record Sharing Is Hurt by Business Rivalries NYT

Tech – Big Bets on Proton Therapy Face Uncertain Future WSJ *

Tech – Making sense of the science FT * * *


ENDNOTE

What 9,000 years of breeding has done to crops jk / jk * * *


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